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COTANCE reissues appeal for conclusion of EU-Mercosur FTA

26/11/2024

Europe’s leather industry representative body COTANCE has joined almost 80 associations to call on European Union authorities to conclude and ratify a proposed trade agreement with Mercosur.

After 20 years of negotiations, Mercosur and the EU reached agreement in principle on a free-trade agreement in 2019, but the terms of the agreement have not been finalised.
Mercosur’s members are Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Seven other South American countries are associate members.

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